ROMANIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	35,869	15	2,839	+ 33,030
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,710	1	71,810	- 40,100
Stroke	3	13,273	2	49,707	- 36,434
Lung Cancers	4	7,458	4	10,113	- 2,656
Hypertension	5	6,548	3	11,007	- 4,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,623	8	6,835	- 2,212
Falls	7	4,274	24	1,504	+ 2,770
Lung Disease	8	4,159	7	7,359	- 3,200
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,022	14	2,935	+ 1,088
Liver Disease	10	3,445	6	8,920	- 5,475
Prostate Cancer	11	3,129	16	2,449	+ 680
Breast Cancer	12	3,058	11	3,851	- 792
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,751	31	741	+ 2,010
Lymphomas	14	2,744	25	1,385	+ 1,360
Suicide	15	2,729	21	1,886	+ 843
Liver Cancer	16	1,758	13	3,114	- 1,355
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,671	10	4,433	- 2,762
Alcohol	18	1,498	37	409	+ 1,089
Stomach Cancer	19	1,441	12	3,457	- 2,016
Other Injuries	20	1,409	19	2,139	- 730
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,407	5	9,357	- 7,950
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,348	18	2,230	- 883
Other Neoplasms	23	1,216	43	289	+ 927
Leukemia	24	1,197	26	1,342	- 145
Ovary Cancer	25	1,111	27	1,109	+ 2
Kidney Disease	26	1,103	9	5,175	- 4,072
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,032	30	755	+ 277
Bladder Cancer	28	995	23	1,715	- 720
Skin Cancers	29	958	29	1,003	- 45
Drug Use	30	868	40	346	+ 522
Endocrine Disorders	31	828	48	193	+ 635
Uterin Cancer	32	726	34	522	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	33	693	20	1,992	- 1,299
Oral Cancer	34	668	17	2,290	- 1,622
Congenital Anomalies	35	619	38	367	+ 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	489	33	531	- 43
Drownings	37	342	32	596	- 254
Epilepsy	38	336	42	314	+ 22
Schizophrenia	39	300	51	103	+ 197
Asthma	40	273	45	225	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	268	85	0	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	42	259	55	66	+ 192
Violence	43	207	44	255	- 48
Cervical Cancer	44	200	22	1,870	- 1,670
Fires	45	199	36	421	- 223
Tuberculosis	46	103	28	1,015	- 912
Skin Disease	47	88	53	97	- 10
Low Birth Weight	48	84	41	317	- 232
Poisonings	49	80	39	366	- 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	61	35	440	- 379
Osteoarthritis	51	54	86	0	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	49	46	223	- 174
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	35	49	143	- 108
Appendicitis	54	31	60	21	+ 10
Meningitis	55	30	54	76	- 46
Birth Trauma	56	25	57	38	- 13
Malnutrition	57	21	50	142	- 120
Anemia	58	18	56	59	- 41
HIV/AIDS	59	18	47	219	- 201
Hepatitis C	60	15	52	98	- 84
Oral conditions	61	12	64	2	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	6	63	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	5	59	30	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	5	58	35	- 30
War	65	2	65	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	62	6	- 4
Syphilis	67	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Finland

Romania

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.